National & Trade
- Turning a Children’s Rating System Into an Advocacy Army – The New York Times
- Jim Steyer: Kids Must Be Our Nation’s Top Priority – Huffington Post
- NYT columnist says education reform should focus on early childhood. Parents can help that effort – Deseret News
- Is Reform Really Stalemated – And is Early Childhood Really that Easy? – This Week in Education
- Thompson: Kristof Points the Way Toward Ending the Education Wars – This Week in Education
- Obama: Tax Reform Could Boost Access to High-Quality Preschool Education – iSchool Guide
- Early Childhood Education Doesn’t End with Pre-K – EdCentral
- Defense, appropriators win in budget deal – POLITICO
- Right Turn: A big legislative win on education – The Washington Post
- Musician John Legend leads panel discussion on civil rights, criminal justice – POLITICO
- Reading to Young Children May Boost Brain Activity, Reading Skills – University Herald
Presidential Candidates
Alaska
- My Turn: Anger over education cuts are justified – Juneau Empire
California
- S. Rep. Aguilar: Changes needed for middle class to thrive – San Bernardino County Sun
Florida
- Editorial: Jacksonville has a national leader in pre-K education – The Florida Times-Union
- VPK gives children an early start in schools – Pensacola Today
Idaho
- Reader Comment: Idaho Must Act Swiftly to Protect Our Kids and Enforce Child Support – Times-News
- Idaho nurse-family partnerships program to expand – The Associated Press
Illinois
- How suburban schools get kids ready for kindergarten – Daily Herald
- Letter: Invest in our youth – Northwest Herald
- Six-year wait for full-day kindergarten ‘unacceptable’, Bregy says – Chicago Tribune/Highland Park News
- Illinois Workers Need Different Skills, Says Biz Group – Illinois Radio Network
Kentucky
- Focus on the Future: Kentucky, Toyota Expand Early Childhood Academies – Paddock Talk
Massachusetts
- House leaders target education, transportation, local aid – SouthCoast Today
Michigan
- Letter: Early childhood education vital – Holland Sentinel
Minnesota
- Editorial: Universal pre-K: An overbroad proposal for an underwhelming return – Pioneer Press
- Minnesota House approves education budget bill, 69-61 – Star Tribune
- House debating education today; Dayton hit hard by GOP on pre-K plan – KTTC NBC
- Teachers, DFL House members rally against GOP education bill – Star Tribune
- Education Spending Bill Passes House, Heads To Senate – CBS Minnesota
- House GOP finalizes bid in education funding debate – The Associated Press
- Another Minnesota government shutdown? At this rate, maybe – Pioneer Press
- Dayton’s budget focused squarely on education – Twin Cities Daily Planet
- Families May Get Help with Child-Care Costs – Public News Service
- Early childhood education – key to future success – Aitkin Age
Missouri
- A new project seeks to help thousands of Missouri child care providers succeed in business – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Montana
- Closed-door meetings craft last-minute deals at Legislature – but not all are happy – Montana Standard
Nebraska
- Opinion: State Sen. and retired Maj. Gen.: Early childhood learning benefits national security – The Grand Island Independent
New Jersey
- Pre-K expansion group hosts community forum – MyCentralJersey
New Mexico
- Udall: GOP spending plan a ‘disaster’ for kids – Albuquerque Journal
New York
- City nears pre-K enrollment target – Capital New York
- New York City Parents Grade Mayor on Campaign Promises – Education Week
North Dakota
- Letter: Investing in young children’s future is a good investment – The Jamestown Sun
North Carolina
- Editorial: Early years set the stage – Salisbury Post
- Column: A president enters N.C. school debate – The Herald-Sun
Oregon
- Targeted funds could boost early childhood education – Portland Tribune
- Large districts’ budgets hit harder by full-day kindergarten law – East Oregonian
- Family-school partnerships are crucial to school reform, says Harvard expert – The Oregonian
Pennsylvania
- Literacy Council chief has dinner with governor – The Patriot-News
Texas
- Editorial: Pre-K showdown – Houston Chronicle
- Editorial: Conservatives have reason to support Abbott’s pre-K plan – Austin American-Statesman
- Editorial: Irrational fear of pre-K – The Dallas Morning News
- Opinion: Texas Tea Party: When Ignorance Aligns With Power – Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
- Editorial: Texas Senate ‘school voucher bill’ has troublesome problems with access, accountability, consistency – Waco Tribune-Herald
- Blog: Texas Republicans denounce pre-K as ‘a Godless environment’ – The Rachel Maddow Show Blog
- Column: Patrick: Pre-K, Property Taxes and Presumption – The Tribune
- Opinion: To rebuild our schools, we must do more than paint the façade – Houston Chronicle
- The Playlist: Canary in a Coal Mine – The Texas Tribune
- Pre-K not just about quantity, but quality – Houston Chronicle
- House Republicans smash short-lived détente with Senate – Houston Chronicle
- House Republicans draw a line on tax policy – San Antonio Express-News
- Despite spat with House, Patrick expects no special session – The Associated Press
Washington state
- Opinion: Did Olympia learn anything from the recession – The Seattle Times